For Christmas I was lucky enough to open a gift from my best friend entitled TerryWorld, a book detailing the compelling work of Terry Richardson, a renowned fashion photographer who's vision is as controversial as it is genius.
Photos of his appear in the pages of Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and many more, yet models have been known to speak out about his methods, most notably Danish model Rie Rasmussen who stated his works to be exploitive of younger more naive models. Admittedly in TerryWorld the aesthetic tends to edge towards the sexual, themes are often younger looking girls who fit the profile of heroin chic. There are other themes he takes portraits of celebrity's, young and old men and women although the sexual content is never far away its not always as obvious. Terry himself states that "I don't like to exploit anybody. Thats not my bag. Everyone has fun at my shoots.
His style is often abrupt and striking while making the viewer intrigued yet wary of what they perceive. The TerryWorld aesthetic slips away from the artistic and into bold, beautiful, funny, often scary and unsettling images while retaining a sense of realism in the world of fashion.
I would not call what he does exploitive, I would however state that his work is amazing on so many levels and there's a reason he is one of the most sought after fashion photographers in the world and an international celebrity.
I feel like i can relate to his work and his personality as a free thinking individual who's not afraid to offend in the name of his creativeness.
Photos By Terry Richardson From the Book TerryWorld.
ah.... your best friend! :0
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